Hour 19

 

When the kitties look like this it's time for bed.

I read for 61 minutes. I read 15 pages in Green River Serial Killer by Pennie Morehead (and wound up discussing it a lot with Nancy.)  And now it's time for bed.

602 minutes read

296 pages read

1 book Finished

Our star of the show, Andie Cat!

Our sock pic

Hours 16-18

 

Most of this time was spent watching soccer. Sadly we lost to Portland 2-1. I did get some reading in though. I read for 60 minutes and read 20 pages. 

541 minutes read

281 pages read

1 book Finished

#ForeverOrange

Hours 13-15

 

We ordered dinner this hour, had dinner and started watching our game. I started reading Green River Serial Killer: Biography of an Unsuspecting Wife by Pennie Morehead and thanks to my newly discovered love of true crime I actually started loving a book! I read for 80 minutes and read 22 pages.

481 minutes read

283 pages read

1 book Finished

Andie took my seat as soon as we went to watch the game.

Mid-Event Survey

 

1. What are you reading right now?

Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr

2. How many books have you read so far?

Read from two and finished one

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Eh...I've been in a reading slump and sadly feel I still am.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

A few but nothing big.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

I was hoping it would kick me out of my slump but that's not happening. Still, I'm enjoying the day with my favorite people.

Hours 10-12

 

Finished!

I read for 136 minutes. I read 40 pages in Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr and started Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, reading 128 pages and finishing it for a total of 168.

401 minutes read

261 pages read

1 book Finished

Hours 7-9

 

I read for 148ish minutes. There was lunch in there and quite a bit of talking as I've spent no time with my bestie in a year. I read 37 pages in Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr and 17 pages in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab for a total of 54 pages. 

265 minutes read

93 pages read

Hours 4-6

 

I got up and got going for hour 4. I read for 117 minutes. I read 39 pages in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. This book is good but so slow I feel like I'm getting nowhere.

117 minutes read

39 pages read

Opening Survey!

 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Home - The Woodlands, TX

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - I'm 100 pages in and feel like I haven't really gotten into it.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Dips! We have three to try.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love cats. We rescue and our 18 year old cat is laying on my as I write this which is a true joy. I'm so glad to have my best friend back with me for this RAT. My team has a soccer game tonight I'll have to take a break and watch on TV. Go Dynamo! Also, I'm just starting now as I am not a morning person.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

I'm home instead of being at a hotel. Just looking forward to some good reading time with my favorite people.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon Hours 1-3

I'm so excited for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon! I slept these first few hours so I can hopefully be awake enough to read lots! I'm so happy to be back in my library with Richard and Nancy.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

 

I read 94 pages in Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson.

This is probably the least I've read during BoB but honestly this was just a crazy week. I'm glad I finished my one book and made some headway in others.

94 pages read today

369 pages read total for Bout of Books

1 book finished

Bout of Books Update #6

 

I read 12 pages in Leaves on the Line by Martin Toseland & Simon Toseland, 13 pages in Living the Quaker Way by Philip Gulley and 32 pages in Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson.

57 pages read today

275 pages read total

1 book finished

Bout of Books Update #5

 

I read 71 pages in #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil and finished it. I also read 10 pages in Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam and 13 pages in Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson.

94 pages read today

218 pages read total

1 book finished

Bout of Books Update #4

 

I read 31 pages in #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil and 7 pages in Living the Quaker Way by Philip Gulley.

38 pages read today

124 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #3

 

I read 20 pages in #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil and 5 pages in Living the Quaker Way by Philip Gulley.

25 pages read today

86 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #2

 

I read 23 pages in #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil. 

23 pages read today

61 pages read total 

Bout of Books Update #1

 

I read 38 pages in #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil. We went to two movies last night so that's all the reading I got done.

I'm Taking Part in Bout of Books

 This will be our 19th time taking part in Bout of Books!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 30 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

 

All the books we read from

1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I did OK. I finished all but one book I wanted to finish.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

Yes. Sprinkle a few middle grades in with what I was reading, early and late and it worked.

3. What was your favorite snack?

Orange slices

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

Sure!

Our Bingo Cards

Now back to regular life

Hours 19-20

 

I read for 79 minutes. I read 53 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. I was hoping to finish but I'm just too tired.

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark - 53 pages

669 minutes read

546 pages read

4 books Finished

Hours 16-18

 

I read for 90 minutes. I read 110 pages in Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 15 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark too for a total of 125 pages.

Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume - 110 pages - Finished!

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark - 15 pages

590 minutes read

493 pages read

4 books Finished

Hours 13-15

 

Dinner and movie time. I'm on a Horror movie challenge so we had to get one in. So I only read the last hour.

I read for 42 minutes. I read 26 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.

Ring Shout - 26 pages

500 minutes read

368 pages read

3 books Finished

Mid-Event Survey

 

1. What are you reading right now?

Just finished The Phantom Prince and still going on Ring Shout.

2. How many books have you read so far?

3

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

I'm intrigued by Ring Shout which is super weird so far.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Just rolled with them and tried to keep going.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How deeply The Phantom Prince affected me. Also how quickly this day has flown by.

Hours 10-12

 

I read for 136 minutes. I read 66 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall and finished it.

The Phantom Prince - 66 pages - Finished!

458 minutes read

342 pages read

3 books Finished

Such an emotionally powerful book.

Hours 7-9

 

I read for 110 minutes. I read 28 pages in Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark and finished it and 35 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall for a total of 63 pages. We also had lunch.

Ring Shout - 28 pages

The Phantom Prince - 35 pages

322 minutes read

276 pages read

2 books Finished

Hours 4-6

 

I read for 173 minutes. I read 33 pages in Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 50 pages in The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall and 50 pages in Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber and finished that too for a total of 133 pages.

Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One - 33 pages - Finished!

The Phantom Prince - 50 pages

Shameless - 50 pages - Finished!

212 minutes read

213 pages read

2 books Finished

What a view!

Opening Survey!

 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

The Woodlands, TX, the Hyaat Place to be exact.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Ring Shout

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Orange Slices

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I'm a girl who loves to read and who hates mornings. I love animals, Supernatural and soccer - Go Dynamo and Dash!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

We're staying at a different hotel and thanks to Covid my bestie isn't with us.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon Hours 1-3

 OK I'm awake...sort of. I slept for the first two hours and just now starting the day. I'll do the survey, eat breakfast and get to reading.

Breakfast in a bag!

I read for 39 minutes and read 80 pages in Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume. A nice easy book to start with.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon

 

So like the rest of 2020 nothing is normal for Dewey's. Yes, we're staying in a hotel but thanks to Covid it's just me and Richard. I'll be checking in with Nancy throughout the day though. Still, I'm excited for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-A-Thon to begin!  My TBR is below. Let's make this a good one!

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

 I read 22 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist and 163 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay and finished it for a total of 185 pages.

185 pages read today

850 pages read total Bout of Books

4 books finished

I'm super happy with what I finished, even though I definitely didn't love everything I read.

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 81 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, 12 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, and 216 pages in No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant and finished it for a total of 309 pages.

309 pages read today

665 pages read total Bout of Books

3 books finished

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 11 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 90 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and finished it for a total of 101 pages.

I also pulled out a new graphic novel, No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant which I'll be starting today.

101 pages read today

457 pages read total Bout of Books

2 books finished

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 10 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 39 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow for a total of 49 pages. 

49 pages read today

356 pages read total Bout of Books

1 book finished

Bout of Books Update #3

 I read 18 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 53 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 46 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole and finished it and started and read 26 pages in The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay for a total of 143 pages.

143 pages read today

307 pages read total Bout of Books

1 book finished

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 9 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 23 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 63 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 95 pages. 

95 pages read today

164 pages read total Bout of Books

Bout of Books Update #1

 I read 17 pages in Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist, 48 pages in A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow and 4 pages in Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole for a total of 69 pages. 

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the eighteenth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I can't wait to get started!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Closing Survey

 1. How would you assess your reading overall?

I'm actually really happy with how I did. I read 439 pages and finished two books, reading for 692 minutes. I finished my book club book which was my major goal and I got halfway into another.

2. Did you have a strategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

Focus on Daisy and The Six and yes, I did.

3. What was your favorite snack?

Brownies with ice cream

4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Stay tuned for the recap post!

Sure!

Mid-Event Survey

 

1. What are you reading right now?

Daisy Jones and The Six

2. How many books have you read so far?

I’m part way through two.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Finishing Daisy

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I slept and yes there’s life interruptions but nothings too bad.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

I never read quite as much as I think I will.

Reverse Read-A-Thon Opening Survey

 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

The Woodlands, TX from my house

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequest - I've read a bit and I love it so far.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Cheese and Crackers

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I love to read and take part in reading challenges each month which has made my reading pace really pick up the last few years. I'm a die hard Supernatural fan, go to cons and even write fanfic for the show. I have one dog, 6 cats and the best husband ever.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

Last reverse readathon my best friend was reading with my husband and I. Covid has made that too risky so it's just me and my husband, though I'll be checking in with my bestie throughout.

Bout of Books Update #7 & Wrap Up

I read 14 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I also read 51 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and finished it. I read 32 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole.

Tiger Eyes was good. Charlie agrees.

97 pages read today

1352 pages read total Bout of Books

7 books finished

My highest total ever for Bout of Books!

I finished all these books except the top two.

Bout of Books Update #6

I read 89 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. I read 160 pages in To Drink Coffee with a Ghost by Amanda Lovelace and finished it.

249 pages read today
1255 pages read total Bout of Books
6 books finished

Bout of Books Update #5

I read 11 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. I started and red 156 pages in To Make Monsters Out of Girls by Amanda Lovelace and finished it. Brilliant book.  I also read 38 pages in Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume.

205 pages read today
1006 pages read total Bout of Books
5 books finished

Bout of Books Update #4

I read 64 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole and 17 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd.

81 pages read today
801 pages read total Bout of Books
4 books finished

Bout of Books Update #3

I read 75 pages in The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and finished it. I then started The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg, read 176 pages and finished that. I then started Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and read 28 pages in that.

279 pages read today

720 pages read total Bout of Books

4 books finished

Bout of Books Update #2

I read 14 pages in A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, 217 pages in Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley and finished it and started The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos and red 124 pages in that.

355 pages read today
441 pages read total Bout of Books
2 books finished

Bout of Books Update #1

I read 6 pages in The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd and 80 pages in I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid for a total of 86 pages. I finished I'm Thinking of Ending Things and have never been so glad to be done with a book.

I'm taking part in Bout of Books!

This will be the seventeenth time I've taken part on Bout of Books and I can't wait to get started!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team